Local Guides World
Anthony Gobrial
2 reviews on 1 places
First time here and it was actually recommended by a sweet old lady I was speaking to on a train ride back from NYC. I bookmarked it and made sure that I would visit since it’s not far from where I live and where I usually hang out.
Walked in on a Thursday night and while the dining room wasn’t busy, there were quite a few people waiting for their takeout orders. Dining room was clean and and well-kept and since it only had a couple of occupied tables, it was quiet. I’d imagine this place gets packed with patrons during lunch considering Metropark is within a half mile and is probably busy Friday nights too.
I grabbed a takeout menu and briefly looked it over. I noticed there were no dinner combo specials and decided to double-check with the host and see if there was an incremental charge to make the lunch combo a dinner combo. Host said they do not offer dinner combos and I would have to order a quart of what I wanted. No biggie.
Since I haven’t had Chinese food in a while, I was craving some chicken and broccoli with white rice (I usually go with the brown but wanted some Jasmine rice), and fried/steamed chicken dumplings, which they had.
Man what a great dinner! The chicken and broccoli was cooked perfectly and was still hot by the time I got home. I laid it on top of the steamed rice and enjoyed every bite. I finished the entire quart in one sitting including the steamed chicken dumplings. The chicken and broccoli was TOTALLY worth it but to be honest, I was hoping the dumplings were going to be the bigger versions stuffed with chicken. The cost of those dumplings didn’t really add up and I felt like they were the wholesale club version.
All-in-all I will definitely return for takeout!
Walked in on a Thursday night and while the dining room wasn’t busy, there were quite a few people waiting for their takeout orders. Dining room was clean and and well-kept and since it only had a couple of occupied tables, it was quiet. I’d imagine this place gets packed with patrons during lunch considering Metropark is within a half mile and is probably busy Friday nights too.
I grabbed a takeout menu and briefly looked it over. I noticed there were no dinner combo specials and decided to double-check with the host and see if there was an incremental charge to make the lunch combo a dinner combo. Host said they do not offer dinner combos and I would have to order a quart of what I wanted. No biggie.
Since I haven’t had Chinese food in a while, I was craving some chicken and broccoli with white rice (I usually go with the brown but wanted some Jasmine rice), and fried/steamed chicken dumplings, which they had.
Man what a great dinner! The chicken and broccoli was cooked perfectly and was still hot by the time I got home. I laid it on top of the steamed rice and enjoyed every bite. I finished the entire quart in one sitting including the steamed chicken dumplings. The chicken and broccoli was TOTALLY worth it but to be honest, I was hoping the dumplings were going to be the bigger versions stuffed with chicken. The cost of those dumplings didn’t really add up and I felt like they were the wholesale club version.
All-in-all I will definitely return for takeout!
So this is an updated review since my last one from a year or more ago.
Despite the 3-star experience this was definitely better than my visit to the La Guardia Place store by NYU.
Took a little to be acknowledged to get a table even though the dining room and outdoor seating was not busy. I was dining alone so getting a table shouldn't have been a wait.
Finally got seated and the server came by to ask for drinks and I ordered a water. She gave me a little bit of time to decide after she dropped off the water. After a few more minutes she noticed I was ready. She was very attentive and she seemed to have gotten everything right. I asked for the build your own a.k.a. "Be My Burger". I asked for the bison medium on a brioche bun with aged cheddar, lettuce, raw onion, dill pickles, and light on the mayo, mustard and ketchup. She brought out my soda right before my meal came out which was something I requested - I love when they get that timing right! Everything looked great but when I picked up the burger I thought the bison was going to slide right off - can't stand when there is too much sauce and I specifically asked her to take it easy. The other thing I noticed was the center was not pink at all. The sweet potato fries were spot on and that garlic aioli, although a weird combo, tasted good with the fries.
Would've been a 5-star experience had the burger been medium and there wasn't all that sauce. I feel like this chain is declining.
Despite the 3-star experience this was definitely better than my visit to the La Guardia Place store by NYU.
Took a little to be acknowledged to get a table even though the dining room and outdoor seating was not busy. I was dining alone so getting a table shouldn't have been a wait.
Finally got seated and the server came by to ask for drinks and I ordered a water. She gave me a little bit of time to decide after she dropped off the water. After a few more minutes she noticed I was ready. She was very attentive and she seemed to have gotten everything right. I asked for the build your own a.k.a. "Be My Burger". I asked for the bison medium on a brioche bun with aged cheddar, lettuce, raw onion, dill pickles, and light on the mayo, mustard and ketchup. She brought out my soda right before my meal came out which was something I requested - I love when they get that timing right! Everything looked great but when I picked up the burger I thought the bison was going to slide right off - can't stand when there is too much sauce and I specifically asked her to take it easy. The other thing I noticed was the center was not pink at all. The sweet potato fries were spot on and that garlic aioli, although a weird combo, tasted good with the fries.
Would've been a 5-star experience had the burger been medium and there wasn't all that sauce. I feel like this chain is declining.